The company’s new distribution center in northwest Mississippi will increase its operations in the area while creating six new jobs, said company spokeswoman Andrea Bartman.

“This warehouse is perfect for us because it’s centrally located,” Bartman said. “It does a lot for us in providing with excellent access into the Memphis area, and it also allows for easy access into Alabama and Mississippi.”

The Lake Mary, Fla.-based financial technology firm is a national provider of banking software. Harland Financial will relocate from a 7,981-square-foot space in nearby Southwind Village Center by the end of October.

Argiro said Harland Financial’s new lease speaks to the viability of Shadow Creek II’s location and design. For example, when Nationwide Insurance closed its Memphis office and vacated the building’s third floor last year, the space was backfilled with Qsource a few months later. And in this case, Harland Financial’s office will promptly fill the space left available by Integra Logistics LLC.

“It’s a building that in and of itself has a flexible layout to it,” Argiro said. “It’s able to accommodate different users from different backgrounds.”

• Meanwhile, E’s 24 Hour Café signed a lease with Sloan Properties for existing 1,400-square-foot CK’s Coffee Shop building at 1308 Union Ave., as well as a ground lease for the 6,795 square feet of land across from Methodist University Hospital.

E’s 24 Hour Café is owned by The Tushek Co. LLC, made up of Eric Tushek, who also owns four local TCBY stores, and his stepfather, Rip Crain. The restaurant, which inked its first lease in July at 4275 Summer Ave., is similar in price point to the old Dobb’s House and CK’s Coffee Shop, yet slightly more upscale and inviting.

“E’s is opening after a total remodel: new furniture, fixtures, walls, floors, ceilings, bathrooms, and parking lot re-paved,” Crain said. “We should have it open before the end of the month.”

The Tushek Co. LLC has hired general manager Ron Eanes, who has more than 20 years of experience in the restaurant business. Crain said Eanes’ expertise includes new store development and turnaround of under-performing stores.

Maynard said E’s 24 Hour Café will eventually branch out with catering and is also in talks about opening some mobile food trucks to visit venues like fairs, concerts, Downtown events and festivals.

“We are excited about being able to re-open some of the closed CK’s Coffee Shops locations, as they have been a staple to the Memphis community for such a long time, with a similar concept while at the same time helping fill up retail and restaurant commercial real estate vacancy in the Memphis metro markets,” Maynard said. “We are aggressively looking to open many more good sites in the near future.”

The locally owned and operated electrical and lighting contractor provides maintenance, repairs and improvements to about 2 million customers in the tri-state area. G&S, an authorized Generac generator dealer, has nine full-time employees and generates $1.3 million in annual sales.

Steve Slover, secretary/treasurer of G&S Electrical Services, said the company’s prime location in Bellbrook allows the firm to easily tap into its customer base.

“We’re centrally located at the intersections of Interstate 55 and I-40,” Slover said. “We’ve got access to all of Northern Mississippi, all of West Tennessee – we’re at the juncture of two major interstates. Pretty much we can get on the road fairly quickly.”